Security

RSA: Committing Online Fraud Is Just Too Easy

Daniel Cohen, head of FraudAction at RSA - a security division of EMC - explains how cybercriminals have upped their…

9 years ago

Facebook Fixes Account Takeover Bug

The bug could have allowed a user to take over anyone's Facebook account using a simple brute-force attack

9 years ago

GCHQ Director: Tech Companies ‘Routinely’ Help Law Enforcement

Security services don't need a master pass-key for all encrypted communications, but IT companies should do their bit, argues GCHQ's…

9 years ago

NatWest Steps Up Online Banking Security Following Scam

Tightening of NatWest security follows investigation into 'SMS swapping' campaign

9 years ago

Seagate Employees’ Personal Data Pinched In Phishing Attack

Plenty more phish in the Sea-gate: Employee tricked by fake email from CEO asking for W-2 forms of 'thousands' of…

9 years ago

Brits Continue To Share Passwords Despite Knowing Risks

Survey urges Brits to stop sharing login details and using the same passwords

9 years ago

UK Government Venture Bemoans Inadequate Workplace Security Education

Effectiveness of security training appears to vary depending on executive versus employee opinion, Axelos survey finds

9 years ago

Amazon To Restore Encryption To Fire OS

Amazon changes its mind about removing encryption features from Kindle Fire and other Amazon products

9 years ago

Apple Users Stung By First Ever Mac Ransomware

Palo Alto Networks uncovers nasty ransomware buried in Transmission file sharing software for Macs - infected users will have their…

9 years ago

A Day In The Life Of Google’s Security Chief

Gerhard Eschelbeck, Google's vice president of security engineering, details at the RSA Conference how his company does security at scale

9 years ago

Amazon Has Disabled Encryption On Fire OS

Latest version of Fire software appears to leave users at risk of cyber-attacks

9 years ago

Android Trojan Triada Spotted In Wild By Kaspersky Lab

Secure your Android devices as Kaspersky spots stealthy, sophisticated Triada trojan in the wild

9 years ago

MWC 2016: IoT Security ‘Is A Mess’ Says Sophos’ James Lyne

Sophos’ James Lyne talks about the ‘mess’ that is IoT security and why safeguarding smartphones is crucial

9 years ago

UK Businesses Are Not Reporting Cyber-Attacks

IoD and Barclays survey says that businesses need to “get real” about cyber security

9 years ago

Nokia: Smartphones Now Biggest Source Of Network Malware

Apple's security credentials also dented as iOS malware infections enter top twenty, Nokia report finds

9 years ago

Brazil Arrests Facebook Executive As WhatsApp Row Deepens

Facebook brands Brazilian decision to jail executive as “extreme and disproportionate”

9 years ago

A Third Of All HTTPS Servers Are Vulnerable To DROWN OpenSSL Bug

Researchers detail how DROWN can be used to decrypt communications on HTTPS-secure websites and urge server operators to update now

9 years ago

RSA Slams Backdoors And Goes Hunting

Governments need to stop muddying the waters, says RSA president Amit Yoran

9 years ago

RSA Conference 2016: What’s Old Security is New Again

BLOG: Kurt Stammberger, founder of the RSA Conference, sees the same issues in FBI vs. Apple as were brought to…

9 years ago

IBM Creates Breach Response Team With Resilient Systems Acquisition

The acquisition is part of IBM's efforts to expand its four-year-old security services unit

9 years ago

‘Fingerprinting’ Helps Malvertising Attacks Find Victims And Avoid Detection

Research shows more malvertising assaults are using 'fingerprinting' at an advert level to avoid unncessary attention and save bandwidth

9 years ago

Snapchat Employee Wage Details Leaked In Phishing Scam

Unfortunately, leaked Snapchat salary information didn't delete itself after ten seconds

9 years ago

Snoopers’ Charter Revisions ‘Don’t Fix Flaws’

The Investigatory Powers bill is being rushed through in spite of significant concerns, according to critics

9 years ago

Easy To Use Technology Causes DDoS Attacks to Rise Yet Again

Latest Akamai report sees 149 percent rise in DDoS attacks over last quarter of 2015

9 years ago

US Justice Request For Apple To Unlock Suspect’s iPhone Is Rejected

US federal judge's decision not to require Apple to unlock iPhone in drugs case lends weight to Apple's side in…

9 years ago

EC Publishes ‘Safe Harbour 2.0’ Privacy Shield Details

'Privacy Shield' protects EU citizens' personal data from misuse by US companies and intelligence services, according to the Commission

9 years ago

Baidu Browser Still Leaks Personal Data, Researchers Warn

Look Mum, no encryption! Baidu Browser transmits personal data in the clear, warns Citizen Lab researchers

9 years ago

How Many Mobile Users Have Encryption?

NEWS ANALYSIS: As the rhetoric and the legal motions in the Apple vs. FBI flap heat up, new numbers emerge…

9 years ago

Microsoft Boosts Office 365, Azure Security With Analytics And Visualisation Tools

Microsoft says new capabilities for its cloud services are part of a new vision of security outlined by Satya Nadella…

9 years ago

The Extortion Game – How To Approach DDoS

Dave Larson from Corero Network Security tells us how your business can best deal with the threat of DDoS attacks

9 years ago